As a part of MJ's career-high 10 steal performance, Jordan gave a preview of the 1988 Dunk Contest with this athletic steal and slam.

Magic Johnson has always held a special memory close to his heart – the iconic moment when Michael Jordan switch hands mid-air and laid ... a thunderous 360-degree dunk that left everybody ...

Take a look back at Michael Jordan throwing down a two-handed "Rock the Cradle" dunk vs. Milwaukee in 1984!

It didn’t count, but Ja still baptized Wemby If I may paraphrase and slightly alter the words of the late, great Biggie Smalls, “I live for the dunk; I’ll die for the dunk.” I’m doing so ...

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The slam dunk contest has recently lost its appeal. Gone are the days when superstar players participated in the event such as Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Kobe Bryant and Vince Carter.

The dunk later was repeated by Michael Jordan, among others. "The more the slam dunk resembles the actions of the mascots, it seems the more the crowd loves it," he said during All-Star weekend.

The field for the NBA slam dunk contest is set ... just the fifth person to win back-to-back dunk contests, joining the likes of Michael Jordan, Jason Richardson, Nate Robinson and Zach LaVine.

The G-League superstar currently sits on a decorated list of two-time winners of the Slam Dunk Contest like Robinson, Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Zach LaVine and Jason Richardson.